Abstract
Abstract Vaccination is the main tool for primary prevention of disease and one of the most cost-effective public health measures available. Immunisation through vaccination is the best defence we have against serious, preventable, and sometimes deadly, contagious diseases. However, we have witnessed measles outbreaks in the last years that could have been avoided if vaccination rates had been sufficiently high. The vaccination rate against seasonal influenza for older people also remains much below the recommended level (75%) in most EU countries. We have also seen countries taking policy measures, such as introducing mandatory vaccination against certain childhood diseases (France, Italy, Germany), while other countries retain high vaccination rates without establishing such measures (e.g. Sweden, Denmark, Portugal). This session will bring together policy-makers at various levels (national, regional), experts and civil society (e.g. health care professional associations) to showcase recent policy initiatives, good practices and innovative collaborations aiming at increasing the vaccination rates for key vaccines and taking a life course approach. Key messages Vaccination is the main tool for primary prevention of disease and one of the most cost-effective public health measures available. Immunisation through vaccination is the best defense we have against serious, preventable, and sometimes deadly, contagious diseases.
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